2014 - The Year In Christian Music (Bundle 04)

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2014 - THE YEAR IN CHRISTIAN MUSIC
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After reading the comments in my last thread, how could I, in a good and Godly conscience, walk away from this ministry?  When I read of some of you guys digging through your Bibles to share various passages that are of significance to both you and I, how can I walk away?  When I read of sisters connecting and sharing their love of music in a quirky way that I have, in some small and perhaps insignificant way contributed to, how can I walk away?  When I read all the wide-spread encouragement, how can I walk away?  When I read of people's excitement to see a new bundle being shared on a daily check of The Pirate Bay, how can I walk away?  When I read of Christians who specifically created an account here for no other reason than to share a few words with me, how can I walk away?

You guys aren't making this easy on me!  haha

I'm still on the fence as to what direction I will go next.  But I do know one thing – I will continue to follow Him wherever He chooses to lead me.  I have devoted nearly every aspect of my life to serving the Lord, often times to the detriment of worldly gratification, often times to the disappointment of my own hearts desire, and often times to my personal well being.  But when I say "I give it all to you Lord", I take that commitment seriously.  And I hope you do too.

I am no different than any of you.  If you walked by me on the street, you likely wouldn't even take notice.  I know almost nothing about music, and I'm the first to admit it.  Even breaking down the genres is sometimes a challenge for me.  I've got no special music sharing stash, no inside connections.  But I'm willing to work extremely hard.  I'm willing to invest the time to dig in deep to gather this music if it means enriching the lives of people whom I will someday meet in His Kingdom.

So for now, I'll continue to share these bundles.  And what better day to share a 4th bundle for 2014 then on the Lord's Day.  So I spent some time this past weekend scratching and scraping together two gigs worth of music.  Revisiting website after website after website, looking for anything I might have missed since the beginning of the year.  And I think I am finally caught up.

If you've noticed a lot of singles in today's bundle, so have I.  I'm surprised by it, actually.  Of the 154 releases we've shared amongst ourselves so far this calandar year, I'm even more surprised that 60 of them were singles.  That's about 39%!

Yet hopefully something within today's bundle, whether it's a single or a full length album, will prove to be a blessing to you.  The few websites I use to rely on for Christian Jazz has disbanded.  But other than Jazz, I think I have a wide genre spread to offer everyone today.  I even had a chance to listen to some of it myself...

I've always enjoyed AzarelStar as a female rapper.  You might remember her "Shooting Stars" album from bundle #34 way back in 2012.  But this HeeSun Lee rapper I'm sharing today is spot on too.  I've also listened to Bizzle and Lecrae nearly a dozen times on the "You Know" single that I'm sharing today.  And although I only landed a copy of it early this morning, the "G Side Oldies" (Various) is nice and covers songs ranging in genre from Soul, R&B, Funk, Hip-Hop, etc.

GOSPEL: Afy Douglas, Gerard Brooks, Thomas Warren Jr.  ROCK: Among The Thirsty, Drown Incus, Jordan Riley, Kat Marco, Sumerlin.  SINGER-SONGWRITER: Amy Stroup, Colin Carbonera, Dave Barnes.  R&B: Andrew Kwon, Various.  HIP-HOP/RAP: Big Cleve, Bizzle, Cash Hollistah, DJ Sean Blu, The Dreamcatchers, God's Servant, HeeSun Lee, King MC, Teech, Thi'sl.  POP: Chayah Miranda, Michael Paynter.  FOLK: Danny Sabra, The Sacred Shakers.  INDIE: Elijah Bowers, John Young, Shaylee Simeone.  CONTEMPORARY: Eric Kelso, John Mark McMillan, Luminous City, Michael Hill, Michael W Smith, One Church.  PRAISE & WORSHIP: For A Season, Hillsong United, Jodie Teyna, John Waller.  ALTERNATIVE: Isaac Jorgensen, Stephen Hample, Tread The Adder.  ACOUSTIC: Jacob Palmer, Jon Guerra.  REGGAE: Mary Atainyene.  HARDCORE/METAL: Memphis May Fire, Prepared Like A Bride.  SPOKEN WORD: Quina Parchment.  BLUES: Scott H Biram.

As I've said earlier, including today's bundle, we're up to 154 releases for 2014.

Bundle #4 contains the following 52 releases...

 * Afy Douglas - 2014 - No One - Single
 * Among The Thirsty - 2014 - What Love Looks Like - Single
 * Amy Stroup - 2014 - Tunnel
 * Andrew Kwon - 2014 - All In All
 * Big Cleve - 2014 - Mistakes On The Lake 2
 * Bizzle - 2014 - Same Love - Single
 * Bizzle - 2014 - You Know - Single
 * Cash Hollistah - 2014 - Gorilla - Single
 * Chayah Miranda - 2014 - Let Go - Single
 * Colin Carbonera - 2014 - Pelerin - Single
 * Colin Carbonera - 2014 - Unhinged EP
 * Danny Sabra - 2014 - Psalms
 * Dave Barnes - 2014 - Golden Days
 * DJ Sean Blu - 2014 - Imixnation Mix
 * Dreamcatchers, The - 2014 - Real - Single
 * Drown Incus - 2014 - Latter Days
 * Elijah Bowers - 2014 - Wonderful
 * Eric Kelso - 2014 - Everything I Believe - Single
 * For A Season - 2014 - 10,000 Reasons - Single
 * Gerard Brooks - 2014 - My Redeemer - Single
 * God's Servant - 2014 - Areopagus - Single
 * God's Servant - 2014 - At His Feet - Single
 * HeeSun Lee - 2014 - Skin Deep - Single
 * HeeSun Lee - 2014 - Stereotypes
 * Hillsong United - 2014 - Like An Avalanche - Single
 * Isaac Jorgensen - 2014 - Because Of You
 * Jacob Palmer - 2014 - Satisfy EP
 * Jodie Teyna - 2014 - Come Thou Fount - Single
 * John Mark McMillan - 2014 - Love At The End - Single
 * John Waller - 2014 - Life Is A Gift
 * John Young - 2014 - Light A Fire EP
 * Jon Guerra - 2014 - Working Demos
 * Jordan Riley - 2014 - You Make Me Better - Single
 * Kat Marco - 2014 - Far Beyond My Dreams - Single
 * Kat Marco - 2014 - Rebel Renegade - Single
 * King MC - 2014 - Falling Stars - Single
 * Luminous City - 2014 - Your Love Moves - Single
 * Mary Atainyene - 2014 - Abasi Anana Mbiet - Single
 * Memphis May Fire - 2014 - No Ordinary Love - Single
 * Michael Hill - 2014 - Light Is Shining - Single
 * Michael Paynter - 2014 - Weary Stars
 * Michael W Smith - 2014 - You Won't Let Go - Single
 * One Church - 2014 - Beauty From My Doubts - Single
 * Prepared Like A Bride - 2014 - Overcomer
 * Quina Parchment - 2014 - The Erernal Saga Of The Saints
 * Sacred Shakers, The - 2014 - Live
 * Scott H Biram - 2014 - Nothin But Blood
 * Shaylee Simeone - 2014 - Strange Bird EP
 * Stephen Hample - 2014 - We've Got To Get Back
 * Sumerlin - 2014 - Breaking Out - Single
 * Teech - 2014 - Living Water - Single
 * Thi'sl - 2014 - King Without A Crown - Single
 * Thomas Warren Jr - 2014 - Church Celebrity - The Mixtape
 * Tread The Adder - 2014 - Tread The Adder
 * Various - 2014 - G Side Oldies

Always For Him,
TorrentTracts, February 2014